Legal Opinion
Novak v. Novak
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided May 5, 1976No. 59141PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINCH, Judge.
This is an appeal from an order entered October 15,1973, by the Circuit Court of St. Louis County setting aside an earlier adoption decree whereby Lucjan Houston Novak was adopted by appellants, Johan and Janina Novak, his paternal grandparents. The appeal went to the Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District, which reversed the action of the trial court in setting aside the decree of adoption. On application we ordered the case transferred here, and we now decide it as though on direct appeal. We affirm.
On January 25, 1971, Johan and Janina Novak filed their petition for…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- In Re Adoption of P. J. K.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1962
- Johnson v. StullSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
- In Re MayernikSupreme Court of Missouri · 1956
- Adoption of McKinzieMissouri Court of Appeals · 1955
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- Webb v. First National Bank & Trust Co. of JoplinMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
- Delancy v. KerrMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
- Goldberg v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1981
- Allstun v. C.J.G.H.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1987
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